Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 87.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Saint Lucia, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 87.0% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 93.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 74.8%, in 1999.
That places Saint Lucia 88th out of 182 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 74.8% | — |
| 2000 | 79.1% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 83.7% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 85.2% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 81.5% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 78.3% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 76.8% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 82.8% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 90.1% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 93.6% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 92.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 91.4% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.8% | 74.8% | 74.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.3% | 76.8% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 82.8% | 93.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 85 Republic of Moldova 87.9% compare
- 86 Mauritius 87.7% compare
- 87 Palestine, State of 87.4% compare
- 89 Mexico 86.6% compare
- 90 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 86.5% compare
- 91 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 86.0% compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 920 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1,333 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -11.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 659 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -6.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Saint Lucia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Saint Lucia was 87.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.8% in 1999.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 88th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.